Mostly: Science and technology series for seniors now available for free on YouTube
The TV series “MayorMente” stars science communicators Macarena Rojas Ábalos and Nicolás Luco; A generational journey immersing themselves in topics like artificial intelligence, climate change and food trends.
The series was aired and aired on Channel 13C Starting yesterday, Friday, March 15, the program is available with free access through the Media UC YouTube channel.
Conversations about science, technology, and knowledge in general, as well as human stories and adventures, in a series of six chapters designed for older adults, the topics are conveyed through inquiry, debate, and on-the-ground, genealogical conversation. The presenters are a certain duo: Macarena Rojas Abalos -Biologist and Science Communicator-, and Nicolas Lugo -Science Journalist, Columnist and Senior Leader 2022-, 37 and 81 years old respectively.
called series “mainly” And it is a project funded by the General Science Program of the Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation.
It premiered and aired on Channel 13C between January and February, and the good news is that the series will be available for free from Friday, February 15. YouTube channel @MEDIAUC
The first chapter addresses artificial intelligence and its applications, followed by chapters on astronomy, the brain, food, climate change, and the digital world.
Topics for Seniors
“By creating a TV show on topics about seniors and science and technology, we want to encourage intergenerational dialogue and help this audience make more informed decisions.”Elliott Angel, Science Communicator and Director General of the Public Science Program of the Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation, comments on this 2022 Dissemination Programme.
The idea is that people will define their favorite topics. For this, and thanks to the support of CEVE UC, more than 250 focus groups and surveys were carried out. Thus emerged the themes of the six chapters that bring the program to life. Each of these topics is addressed by two experts, one from a scientific-technical perspective and the other from the social sciences; Most of the episodes involve cases of elderly people.
Behind “MayorMente” is a collective work. The production was carried out by Media UC, affiliated with the Office of the Vice-Rector for Communications and Cultural Extension of UC, and the script was by Alejandro Bruna, journalist, writer and PhD student in Communication Science at UC. Related organizations are Canal 13C and the Conecta Mayoral Foundation. Another key actor was the UC Vice-Chancellor for Research, where Eliot Angel serves as the Coordinator of the Knowledge Communication Unit.
“As a society, it is important that we care about the elderly, including issues such as the communication of knowledge. It is within this framework that we created Cientifica 60+ in 2019, and now, thanks to the support of the Ministry of Science, MayorMente. Although the series focuses on the elderly, it is broader We believe the audience can be reached because the topics are addressed through interdisciplinary dialogue.Comments Pedro Bouchon, Vice Rector for Research at UC.
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